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First Malayan Leasing And Finance Corporation Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

FIRST MALAYAN LEASING AND FINANCE CORPORATION, petitioner, vs. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS, CRISOSTOMO B. VITUG and ESTATE OF VICENTE TRINIDAD, represented by widow GLORIA D. TRINIDAD, respondents.

G.R. No. 91378 | 1992-06-09

D E C I S I O N


GRIá'O-AQUINO, J.:

This case brings to the force the importance of motor vehicle registration in determining who should be liable for the death or injuries suffered by passengers or third persons as a consequence of the operation of a motor vehicle.

On June 26, 1984, Crisostomo B. Vitug filed Civil Case No. 84-25186 in the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch XLIII, against the defendant. First Malayan Leasing and Finance Corporation (FMLFC for short), to recover damages for physical injuries, loss of personal effects, and the wreck of his car as a result of a three-vehicle collision on December 14, 1983, involving...